Elgar Falstaff-Cockaigne Overture-Sir Adrian Boult-Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra

An excellent Westminster recording from the great Sir Adrian Boult - with some of Elgar's most delightful compositions

Today we sometimes forget about the Westminster label. We shouldn't. In its day Westminster was producing state of the art recordings that continue to sound absolutely terrific when you can find them The Westminster Labs series was truly the audiophile label of its day. Well this is not a Labs recording, but it is still excellent. It holds its own easily among the Mercury and Decca recordings of the period. Sir Adrian Boult is perhaps the pre-eminent interpreter of Elgar's music. And here Boult is on top of his game with a lively, insightful, sometimes saucy, sometimes wryly humorous, interpretations of two of Elgar's most accessible and enjoyable pieces of music. If you think you don't like Elgar, and you've not listened to these two works, well... you have a treat in store. A delightful discovery, perhaps. Outstanding sonics in this transfer!